Carolus Online Academy

Carolus Online Academy is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in Columbia, South Carolina. It offers kindergarten through 12 and has 1,786 students enrolled. Combined schools in South Carolina have about 1,077 students on average; enrollment here is 66% higher.

Within SC Public Charter School District, Carolus Online Academy is one of 43 schools. The district enrolls 21,383 students.

The biggest share of students at Carolus Online Academy, 47%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Lexington County overall, about 72% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carolus Online Academy scores 64%.

Teacher count: 64 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 27.9:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for combined schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lexington County show that median household income comes to about $77,408, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 64,555 students.

Pine Grove Elementary, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Carolus Online Academy as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Carolus Online Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter. NCES lists Carolus Online Academy as a virtual school.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Carolus Online Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.